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Fastned BV reported first-quarter 2026 revenues of €39.2 million, a 40% year-over-year increase driven by a 32% rise in charging volume to 55.6 gigawatt-hours and a 6% rise in average selling price to €0.71 per kilowatt-hour. The company widened its European footprint, opened eight new stations, and raised annualized revenue per station to €387,000…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that leaders from Lebanon and Israel will speak, describing the move as an effort to create 'a little bit of breathing room' after more than six weeks of hostilities involving Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The post did not identify which leaders would take part. Israeli officials met to discuss a possible Leban…
Gold and other precious metals advanced in Asian trading as a prolonged slide in the dollar reduced haven demand. Markets remain focused on potential extended talks between the U.S. and Iran and a ceasefire due to expire on April 21, while copper rose after China reported stronger first-quarter GDP.
Pharming Group N.V. announced that its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on May 28, 2026, in the Netherlands. Key agenda items include appointing KPMG N.V. as external auditor for 2026-2028, amendments to the director remuneration policy, and renewal of share issuance and repurchase authorizations. The meeting will be webcast…
Taiwan's market closed higher on Thursday, with the Taiwan Weighted up 2.37% to a new all-time high. Strength in the Glass, Plastic and Optoelectronic sectors powered gains. Several individual stocks recorded 10.00% moves, while select energy and commodity-related names fell sharply. Oil, gold and currency benchmarks posted mixed changes.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported record first-quarter net profit of T$572.48 billion ($18.15 billion), a 58.3% increase from a year earlier, driven by strong artificial intelligence-related demand. Revenue for the quarter rose 35% to T$1.134 trillion, outpacing analyst estimates of net profit.
Northrop Grumman is uniquely positioned to capture decades of priority spending on strategic deterrent modernization, space domain awareness and orbital defense. Recent B-21 flight-test progress and acceleration of the Sentinel ICBM program, combined with a cash-generative business and strong returns on equity, make a long trade at $678.59 compelli…
Nissan (NSANY) looks actionable after a string of investor events and partner announcements that materially lower execution risk on electrification and software partnerships. At a $8.4B market cap and a price near the 52-week low, the stock trades cheaply on book (PB ~0.25) while technical momentum is leaning constructive. This trade targets a mid-…
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) trades like a deeply discounted cash generator. At roughly $25.71 today, the partnership yields near 10% and sits on free cash flow of roughly $388M — metrics that make speculative exposure to its rumored pivot into AI infrastructure, bitcoin, or electrification technology inexpensive. This trade targets a reversio…
Pernod Ricard reported a marginal 0.1% like-for-like increase in organic net sales for the third quarter to March 31, driven by improvements in India and global travel retail. The company said reduced tourism tied to the war in Iran will depress travel retail sales and expects group organic net sales to fall 3% to 4% in fiscal year 2026, despite re…
Alexander Demarco, head of Malta's central bank and an ECB policymaker, said the euro area may be moving toward the European Central Bank's adverse scenario for inflation and growth. He cautioned against rushing to tighten policy, noting that inflation expectations remain anchored, ECB credibility is strong and the bank entered the current shock fr…
Oshkosh (OSK) has retraced from its February highs and is trading at an earnings-backed valuation with a visible path to higher free cash flow. The stock looks tradable to the long side over the next 45 trading days: favorable defense demand, solid FCF, and a reasonable balance sheet support upside to $165. That said, macro headwinds — higher rates…
Most Asian currencies strengthened as the U.S. dollar slipped amid renewed hopes for talks between Washington and Tehran ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline. The Chinese yuan was an exception, holding steady after stronger-than-expected first-quarter GDP, while the Australian dollar gained as employment data kept pressure on the central bank to c…
A recent jump in European government bond yields tied to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has increased borrowing costs for national treasuries across the continent, intensifying pressure on fragile public finances even before slower growth and planned fiscal measures take effect. While equity markets have pared losses amid hopes of a quick end to the …
Estonian central bank policymaker Madis Muller said the European Central Bank may not have sufficient data by its April 30 meeting to determine whether interest rates should be raised in response to a recent jump in euro zone inflation to 2.5%.Muller pointed to the war in the Middle East and rising energy costs as the trigger for the inflation upti…
Global equity benchmarks rose to fresh highs and the U.S. dollar extended losses as investors increased bets that the Middle East conflict may be winding down. U.S. President Donald Trump posted that direct talks between Israel and Lebanon "will happen tomorrow", helping fuel rallying markets. Gains were broad-based, led by Asia-Pacific shares and …
Trend Micro shares rallied sharply after the Japanese cybersecurity firm said its enterprise unit, TrendAI, will work with Anthropic to incorporate Claude AI models for agentic automation, AI-native security operations and systems to detect vulnerabilities in AI systems. The move coincided with a strong session for the Nikkei 225, which rose to a r…
A Reuters poll of economists found that 65% expect the Bank of Japan's policy rate to reach 1.00% by the end of June, with opinions divided between an immediate move in April and a hike in June. The escalation of the Middle East conflict involving Iran has heightened concerns about higher energy costs, inflationary pressure and further yen weakness…
The head of the European Banking Authority said lenders currently hold sufficient capital and liquidity buffers to withstand the immediate strains from geopolitical tensions, but supervisors must prepare for evolving threats - notably AI-related cybersecurity challenges and risks tied to private credit interconnections with regulated finance.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is pursuing a pause in hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, announcing on Truth Social that the two countries will hold direct talks on Thursday after decades without direct contact. His comments come amid ongoing fighting with Hezbollah and broader U.S.-led efforts to stabilize the region, with mediation expe…
A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot, now an Australian citizen, lost a Federal Court appeal against his extradition to the United States on charges tied to alleged violations of U.S. arms export laws during training of Chinese pilots. The court found no jurisdictional error in the attorney-general's approval of a U.S. extradition request, leaving the …
Diplomatic momentum rose as Pakistan’s military chief arrived in Tehran for mediation and U.S. officials described progress in talks aimed at ending the Middle East war. Israel’s cabinet discussed a possible ceasefire in Lebanon, while economic and maritime disruptions tied to a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports have put pressure on energy markets and…
Staff working for the joint venture between Tesla Inc and SpaceX have approached leading semiconductor-equipment vendors requesting price quotes and delivery schedules for machinery intended for the Terafab foundry. The project, announced earlier by Elon Musk, aims to integrate end-to-end chip design and production to supply AI compute needs for Mu…
A second supertanker listed under U.S. sanctions sailed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf despite an American blockade intended to stop ships visiting Iranian ports. Data from maritime trackers and state media show the empty VLCC RHN entered the Gulf following the transit of the VLCC Alicia, while U.S. military and commercial data report m…
Asian equity markets extended gains following record highs on Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei 225 reaching a fresh record. Strength in technology and chip-related names on hopes for sustained AI demand combined with China's stronger-than-expected first-quarter GDP to support risk appetite, while country-level data produced a mixed picture across t…
